Norway salmon tax probe underway
THE Norwegian government has appointed a special committee made up of leading financial and economic experts to work out how the country’s aquaculture industry should be taxed in future years. […] Continue Reading
Fish farming communities in the money
NORWAY’S remote coastal communities are reaping huge sums of development money from the country’s Aquaculture Fund, recent official figures suggest. Small towns with fewer than 5,000 people have been handed […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, June 29
NORWAY SALMON BIOMASS CONTINUES TO RISE THERE has been a steady increase in production throughout Norway in recent months. The volume or biomass of salmon in cages at Norwegian fish […] Continue Reading
Minister urges action on high mortality
NORWEGIAN fisheries minister Per Sandberg told fish farming bosses that salmon mortality rates were unacceptable and must be cut to improve animal welfare and protect their reputation and profits. The […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, May 4
‘PIRATES’ FIRE AT UAE FISHING BOAT SHOTS have been fired at a fishing boat from the United Arab Emirates, fuelling fears that pirates are becoming active in the region again. Fisherman […] Continue Reading
Call for ‘oil tax' on Norwegian fish farmers
THE Socialist Left, or SV, party in the Norwegian parliament (Storting) has called on the government to impose an oil industry style tax on the country’s fish farmers. The party […] Continue Reading
Seafood growth ‘just the start’
VALUE creation from Norway’s fisheries and aquaculture sector has grown threefold in just ten years – but that is only the beginning, said Geir Ove Ystmark, managing director of Seafood Norway. […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, February 2
FISH FINGER AD PULLED OVER SAFETY CONCERNS BIRDS EYE has withdrawn a TV advert for fish fingers following safety concerns. It showed a man and boy leaping into the sea with a voiceover […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture debate goes nationwide
NORWAY’S ongoing debate about how plans for huge future growth in aquaculture should be managed has taken on a nationwide focus. During the last few days and into this week, more […] Continue Reading